TENNESSEE

	Tennessee

Note: Tennessee is not a Primacy state and the Office of Surface Mining is responsible for both regulatory and abandoned mine land reclamation.

Office of Surface Mining Tim Dieringer, Director
530 Gay Street, Suite 500
Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 545-4103 Ext. 186
Fax: (865) 545-4111
E-Mail: tdiering@osmre.gov

Regulatory Program Contact

Fred Klimas
Inspection Group Supervisor
530 Gay Street
Knowville, TN 37902
(865) 545-4103 Ext. 157
Fax: (865) 545-4114
E-mail: fklimas@osmre.gov

Tennessee State Government (Primary contact)

Paul E. Davis, Director
Department of Envionment and Conservation
Water Pollution Control
401 Church Street
L&C Annex, 6th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-1534
(615) 532-0632

Tennessee State Government (Secondary contact)

Don Owens, NPDES Program Manager
Department of Environment and Conservation
Water Pollution Control, Mining Section
State Plaza Building
2700 Middlebrook Pike, Suite 2
Knowxville, TN 37921
(865) 594-5527
Fax: (865) 594-6105
E-mail: don.owens@state.tn.us/environment/

Tennessee Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program

Tim Eagle, Program Manager
Department of Environment and Conservation
Water Pollution Control, Land Reclamaiton Section
State Plaza Building
2700 Middlebrook Pike, Suite 2
Knoxville, TN 37921
(865) 594-6203
E-mail: timeagle@state.tn.us

(Home Page)

Office of Surface Mining
1951 Constitution Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240
202-208-2719
getinfo@osmre.gov